Anthony Williams
Life Time (Blue Note Tone Poet Series LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 5/Apr/2024 ] Tone Poet Vinyl Edition reissue produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket. The... |
Lucinda Williams
Car Wheels On A Gravel Road (Indie Exclusive LP) [ Ume / LP - released 1/Dec/2023 ] Acclaimed singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams' classic 1998 album on vinyl. The album won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album. It features the songs "Can't Let Go" and "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road". Available on limited yellow coloured vinyl. |
Lucinda Williams
Car Wheels On A Gravel Road (LP) [ UME Records / LP - released 1/Dec/2023 ] Acclaimed singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams' classic 1998 album on vinyl. The album won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album. It features the songs "Can't Let Go" and "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road". |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Piano Rarities Christopher Williams (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Nov/2023 ] Recent scholarship has brought numerous compositions by the excessively self-critical Mendelssohn into print and has ensured more accurate compositional dates for them. Many of these rare and little-known examples are encountered on this album. The... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Jessye Norman Complete Studio Recitals - Philips, Deutsche Grammophon, Decca (44CD + 3DVD) Jessye Norman (soprano) with Daniel Barenboim, Kathleen Battle, Herbert von Karajan, John Williams, etc [ Deutsche Grammophon / 45 CD Box Set - released 27/Oct/2023 ] Celebrating the life & recording career of the majestic American dramatic soprano Jessye Norman. Unquestionably one of the exceptional vocal performers of recent times, and most decorated sopranos of all time. |
TRADITIONAL / FINZI / RUTTER / HOWELLS / CHILCOTT / etc
Music on Christmas Morning Roderick Williams (baritone) Jocelyn Somerville (soprano) Elizabeth Limb (soprano) / Vasari Singers, Jeremy Backhouse [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Oct/2023 ] Christmas is a time for special musical experiences, from gentle traditional carols to rousing calls for worship. This recording fully represents the Vasari Singers' renowned seasonal programmes, mixing familiar festive fun with new creations. |
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Roger Federer, John Williams, Daniel Barenboim, Andre Previn, Jorg Widmann, Lambert Orkis, Steve Cohen
Anne-Sophie Mutter: Vivace [ SWR Classics / DVD - released 29/Sep/2023 ] Anne-Sophie Mutter is one of the greatest musicians of our age and for the last five decades has appeared at the world's leading concert venues. In addition to premiering 31 new works from leading composers, she is an inspiring mentor, has promoted... |
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Roger Federer, John Williams, Daniel Barenboim, Andre Previn, Jorg Widmann, Lambert Orkis, Steve Cohen
Anne-Sophie Mutter: Vivace (Blu-ray) [ SWR Classics / Blu-ray - released 29/Sep/2023 ] Anne-Sophie Mutter is one of the greatest musicians of our age and for the last five decades has appeared at the world's leading concert venues. In addition to premiering 31 new works from leading composers, she is an inspiring mentor, has promoted... |
JOHN WILLIAMS
John Williams In Vienna - Live Edition with bonus tracks Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Wiener Philharmoniker, John Williams [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 22/Sep/2023 ] Greeted on stage at the Musikverein with a standing ovation before a single note had been played Williams described the chance to work with the Wiener Philharmoniker as "one of the greatest honours of my life". During the concert Williams was joined... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Sounds and Sweet Airs - A Shakespeare Songbook Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Roderick Williams (baritone), Joseph Middleton (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 4/Aug/2023 ] The 37 songs in this recital, written by 27 composers - male, female, English, French, Swiss, German, Romantic, modern and contemporary - bear witness to the richness of Shakespeare's works to which this recital is dedicated. |
KARL JENKINS
Jenkins: One World World Choir For Peace, World Orchestra for Peace, Karl Jenkins, with Lucy Crowe & Roderick Williams [ UMG Recordings / CD - released 7/Jul/2023 ] Sir Karl Jenkins is one of the world's most-performed living composers. The album presents One World, commissioned by the World Choir for Peace and the World Orchestra for Peace. |
Lucinda Williams
Stories From A Rock n Roll Heart [ Thirty Tigers / CD - released 30/Jun/2023 ] Stories from a Rock N Roll Heart is Lucinda Williams' 16th studio album, and was produced by Ray Kennedy (Car Wheels On A Gravel Road and Good Souls Better Angels). After a stroke in 2020, Williams was left unable to play guitar, so this is an... |
Lucinda Williams
Stories From A Rock n Roll Heart (LP) [ Thirty Tigers / LP - released 30/Jun/2023 ] Stories from a Rock N Roll Heart is Lucinda Williams' 16th studio album, and was produced by Ray Kennedy (Car Wheels On A Gravel Road and Good Souls Better Angels). After a stroke in 2020, Williams was left unable to play guitar, so this is an... |
Marlon Williams
My Boy (Limited Edition Green Vinyl LP) [ Marlon Williams / LP - released 30/Jun/2023 ] My Boy, the third solo record from New Zealand singer/songwriter Marlon Williams, announces an artist emerging anew. Gone is the solemn, country-indebted crooner with the velvet voice - in his place comes a playful, shapeshifting... |
BERNARD HERRMANN
Herrmann: Suite from 'Wuthering Heights' / etc Roderick Williams (baritone) / Singapore Symphony Orchestra Conductor, Mario Venzago [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 30/Jun/2023 ] "Through their two voices - a radiant Keri Fuge and a towering Roderick Williams...stunningly recorded, serves as a tantalising example of what it might be to go on Herrmann's entire emotionally wrought journey." Recording of the Month BBC Music |
Robbie Williams
Life Thru A Lens 25 [ UMC / 4 CD - released 2/Dec/2022 ] To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Robbie Williams' multi-million selling solo debut album 'Life Thru A Lens' (originally released in September 1997 in the UK), UMC / Island Records are releasing a new expanded Deluxe Edition on 4CD set. It... |
Robbie Williams
Life Thru A Lens 25 (Coloured Vinyl LP) [ UMC / LP - released 2/Dec/2022 ] The original eleven song debut album, available on limited edition 'lens' clear vinyl. The package makes the most of photographer Andy Earl's timeless cover images and includes a full colour inner sleeve with lyrics for all the songs. |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs and other British Choral Anthems Roderick Williams (baritone) with Julia Smith, Elizabeth Limb, Rachel Limb & Kate Jurka (soprano) / Martin Ford (organ) / Vasari Singers, Jeremy Backh [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Oct/2022 ] Featuring Vaughan Williams' masterly and intensely personal Five Mystical Songs, this album reflects on the sources of inspiration of some of his sacred choral works, alongside gems of 19th- and early-20th-century English church music. |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos 6 & 8 Roderick Williams (baritone) / BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion / CD - released 7/Oct/2022 ] "Even against formidable competition [in No. 6], Martyn Brabbins impresses handsomely. Nothing is forced - the fury and the anguish, the grandeur and the desolation seem almost to speak for themselves." BBC Music Five Stars |
Zach Williams
A Hundred Highways [ Sony Nashville / CD - released 30/Sep/2022 ] A Hundred Highways' is the 3rd studio album release from 2x GRAMMY-winning artist and songwriter Zach Williams. It includes the lyrically stunning "Heart Of God", as well as the larger-than-life anthem "Big Tent Revival" and collaboration with... |